The effects that a drug has on a person are not a consequence of its legality.
By Starbucks I assume you are referring to caffeine.
The effects of consuming coffee on behavior are, substantially different from those of consuming alcohol or marijuana or various recreational drugs. I don’t mean to suggest that caffeine “isn’t a drug”, as obviously it is.
But, yeah, people who drink a lot, often make some pretty questionable decisions?
So, while linguistically people might not tend to call an alcoholic a “drug user”, it still fits in the same kind of phenomenon?
If someone has a habit of recreationally shooting up heroine, I’m still going to regard them as a “drug user” even if they happen to be in a jurisdiction where their use of it is legal.
By Starbucks I assume you are referring to caffeine.
The effects of consuming coffee on behavior are, substantially different from those of consuming alcohol or marijuana or various recreational drugs. I don’t mean to suggest that caffeine “isn’t a drug”, as obviously it is.
But, yeah, people who drink a lot, often make some pretty questionable decisions?
So, while linguistically people might not tend to call an alcoholic a “drug user”, it still fits in the same kind of phenomenon?
If someone has a habit of recreationally shooting up heroine, I’m still going to regard them as a “drug user” even if they happen to be in a jurisdiction where their use of it is legal.